ChrisPflug

Seems to be more nostalgia and just the fact its something different- an odd orphan from a dark period of American automobiles and a kit that hadnt been easily available for many years Probably more interest in the kit now than when it was first released I think many see it as the "Anti- '32 Ford, '57 Chevy, etc." as well

There was a Challenger convertible but not an R/T convert

The body got a bath- started on the chassis and interior- was going with white seats so opened the cracked open a fresh kit for parts Going with green (like the fenderwells) and green and white interior- magnum style road wheels and whitewalls Also playing around with green stripes (from a scan of the original decal sheet)

If you find the "Dick Landy" issue of the Revell '68 Charger it has a body with the '69 side reflectors and no vinyl top

What says class 70's style better than a padded "landau" top? Wanted to do something different than the typical "Super Pak" Road Runner These kit come with an awful "custom" top option- I spent a little time reworking one to see if it could be made into something decent (and test fit on a '78 promo I had laying around). Also have an ebay glue bomb that had had the custom top glued on so figured re-installing a vinyl top would reduce the amount of bodywork required

The new Revell 1/25 Challenger is pretty horrible as well- it's not just a case of older kits The original MPC annuals are sweet however.....

Originally was a Palmer '71Challenger that oddly enough, was more a knock off of the MPC than a typical Palmer kit The "update" to later model was poorly done and the stock hood was replaced The overall shape isn't too bad- grille, taillights and fender louvers are very wrong. The interior is a lot like the MPC- has the non rallye A/C dash Probably could be best built backdating to the '71- there is a twin scoop rallye hood available in resin

At least they got to fly through the air and go out in a blaze of glory rather than just being "privately" crushed like a couple hundred thousand other Chargers Nobody ever seems to lament the cop cars either

Also can experiment with different paint textures- different tops over the years have had very different textures and sheens I like Krylon Suede paint but have used masking tape Most tops have seams and additional trim covering the edges

JoHan '64 Dodge

Pair of nice chrome reverse rear wheels in the old tool AMT '57 Chevy, Revell Monogram '58 Corvette- MPC annual Camaros and Firebirds through the 70s also included deep dish "open racing wheels"

Actually for some reason it seems all the decent 72-74 Challengers I come across are always '73s-either a nice one by itself or a nice '73 with a hacked and busted up '72 or '74 As for the '70-I've got a few - have a 1:1 R/T project in the garage and the MPC is the only decent body out there

I guess I'm becoming a collector- bought this one because its the last one I need for a "complete set" of unbuilt Volares ('77 Volare, "77 Road Runner Super Pak, '78, '79 Road Runner, '80 Fuzz Duster) The first one I'd seen at at decent price in a long time

If it seems to turn out I'm thinking of the Brock Yates Challenger from the real life '72 Cannonball Run- vinyl top, side moldings, big driving lights, and the slotted mags Wanted to built that car but the Palmer/Lindberg Challenger is a bit crude and couldn't get myself to sand off the Rallye fender vents from a good MPC body

Had a sad looking "extra" 72 Challenger that came with a recent ebay purchase- figured I might as well use it for practicing scale bodywork Made some "patch panels" from a busted up AMT '70 convertible that had already donated its inner fenders for a 'cuda project- yellow plastic wouldn't have been my choice but it was laying around Followed the advice here and measured twice but the passenger side still ended up a bit small Drivers side- same technique but a little better fit

Looks like maybe the cowl, dash, and possibly the windshield might be from the original car if "The only reproduction sheetmetal is the trunk floor" Where do you draw the line at resto versus rebody? Seems more like a very high dollar replica that includes a few neat artifacts from the original car

The interior bucket is from the AMT Challenger- not the greatest although the chassis and fenderwells are pretty good The MPC (AMT) snap 'cuda is usually easy to find and inexpensive - just has a different seat pattern and steering wheel than correct for '71 Another option is to cut the back seat out of the extra Challenger tub (you can even use the console The JoHan body is nice but doesn't have the fender "gills" of the 'cuda model- builds a nice base Barracuda or Gran Coupe or is a great donor for a '70 conversion The MPC flat hood works great for a base model - the Revell 1/24 "power bulge" hood can be filed down to fit- the original MPC had a shaker

Looking for a '76 Trans Am hood (as well as a couple '70-'75's) myself............

Three '71 'cudas- Two Monograms and the JoHan drag car

Is that what the "twist" in the title refers to?

At the risk of going political the problem is with the government deciding they need care for us because they're obviously smarter than the individual citizen- theaverage person obviously being incapable of taking care of himself or being responsible to make a good decision

Pretty common store policy nowdays not to sell spray paint to minors

Didn't even necessarily want this one- just put in a $9.99 bid because I figured it might look cool next to my "factory George Barris fogged" '71 Charger

Not this argument again LOL- The second-gen Charger (68-70) was a sales hit for Chrysler with almost a quarter of a million built According to records 185,698 '68 and '69 Chargers were produced- the 300 or so wrecked for the show hardly a drop in the bucket and doubtful to have made any impact on the number of surviving examples in 2011 In fact- it's just as valid to say the interest stirred up in these cars when the original Dukes aired (as well as the "replicas" that seemed to show up in every small town) may have saved more Chargers then the number of vehicles wrecked by the studio

Its the annual kit from '72 (which was based on the promo)- The same interior, engine (with metal axle through the pan, and chassis (although without the screws) carried over through the '73 and '74 annuals as well as the red "Super Charger" street machine of the 80s The '72 body was also used in a " '71 Hawaiian" funny car kit with the '72 Rallye door vents and emblems but with a plain bulged hood molded in as well as the " '71 Buddy Baker NASCAR" kit which still had the Charger emblems molded into the C pillar but smooth doors- the easiest starting point for a stock non-Rallye '72